Figures provided by Dealogic Week beginning November 29
-Total US-targeted announced dollar volume last week: $6.3 billion
-15 deals over $50 million, excluding buybacks
-Largest announced deal of the week: Merrill Lynch agreed to acquire US auto loans from Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America, a unit of Mitsubishi Motors
Top Five Announced Deals of the Week
Ann Date Target Target Adv Acquiror Acquiror Adv Value
Nov 27 Mitsubishi Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch $2000 million
Motors Credit & Co Inc
of America Inc
Nov 29 IESI Corp BMO Nesbitt BFI Canada CIBC World $930 million
Burns, CSFB Income Fund Markets, HSBC
Dec 2 Eye Care Merrill Lynch Moulin Int
Centers of Banc of Holdings/Golden JP Morgan $450 million
America America Gate Capital
Securities
Nov 29 LCOR Inc Eastdil Realty Mack-Cali $329 million
Realty Corp
Nov 29 Definity Health Morgan UnitedHealth $300 million
Corp Stanley Group
Top Five Completed Deals of the Week
Compl Date Target Target Adv Acquiror Acquiror Adv Value
Nov 30 WellPoint Health UBS, Lehman Anthem Inc Goldman Sachs $23515 million
Networks Brothers Banc of America
Securities
Dec 1 Millennium CSFB, Lyondell Citigroup $2869 million
Chemicals Citigroup Chemical Co
Nov 30 Advanced Fibre Bear Stearns Tellabs Inc CSFB $1558 million
Comms Inc
Nov 30 Dana Corp CSFB, Cypress Citigroup $1025 million
Goldman Sachs Group LLC
Nov 30 NUI Corp CSFB, Berenson AGL Morgan Stanley $826 million